Manufacturing

Briggs & Stratton Corp. has begun a phased rollout of placing quick response (QR) code labels on its small engines.

Menomonee Falls-based Magnetek Inc. reported first quarter net income of $6.9 million of $2.14, up from $971,000, or 30 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Milwaukee-based Rexnord Corp. completed its first quarter as a public company with net earnings of $9 million, or 12 cents per share.

Bryan Mullett has been promoted to president at Bradley Corp., a Menomonee Falls-based manufacturer of plumbing fixtures, restroom accessories and emergency equipment.

Milwaukee-based Lakefront Brewery Inc. on Thursday introduced Wisconsinite, a new unfiltered Weiss-style beer made entirely of local, Wisconsin-grown ingredients.

Milwaukee-based Rexnord Corp. completed its first quarter as a public company with net earnings of $9 million, or 12 cents per share.

Manufacturing, and manufacturing careers, have been getting quite a bit of coverage lately.

Bryan Mullett has been promoted to president at Bradley Corp., a Menomonee Falls-based manufacturer of plumbing fixtures, restroom accessories and emergency equipment.

Douglas Dynamics Inc., a Milwaukee-based designer and manufacturer of snow and ice control equipment for light trucks, reported a first quarter net loss of $4.3 million, or 19 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $0.8 million, or 4 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

The City of Fort Collins in Colorado has selected Wauwatosa-based Corix Utilities to install the meters for the city’s new advanced meter project.